﻿﻿STUART BRAUN﻿﻿

" ... an uncompromising attempt to capture the spirit of the place, the city emerging like a constantly evolving Berliner cabaret that makes you want to go there and see for yourself." The Age

"Stuart Braun has produced a powerful piece of work which tells us things most of us did not know about Berlin and its shifting population of exiles. More than that, however, he raises important questions concerning the influence of place on the human psyche and the nature of belonging."Minor Literature[s]​ "the complexities of the city are evoked ... the city-on-the page becomes what Braun believes it is: welcoming and liberating." Australian Book Review​

“Essential reading ... Everybody’s in here, from the Expressionists of the 1920s to the Geniale Dilletanten of the 1980s, Rosa-Luxemburg’s pre-WWI Spartacists and the RAF to the American transvestites of the 1970s and the gang of digital exiles allied with Edward Snowden ...” Exberliner

My story on Berlin's bookstore renaissance, and why more now open than close (a miracle in the Amazon age)...

A special thanks to all who supported City of Exiles in 2015 and who made a crazed literary dream come true. Following an epic Australian book tour (below is a pic of our surreal return flight into foggy Berlin), City of Exiles finished 2015 with positive reviews and mentions in several top reads of the year lists. Watch out 2016, a lot more to come ...

Extremely excited to confirm that Books at Manic, which specialises in books on contemporary culture that "fall outside the scope of the mainstream publishing industry", is distributing City of Exiles throughout Australia. Books are due on the shelves of all good independent book sellers in Australia from lateNovember 2015.

October 29, 2015

​Very pleased to announce an upcoming east coast Australian book tour with City of Exiles launches in Melbourne, Sydney and beyond. First off, on Nov 14, I will be discussing my adopted city at Face the Music, the event Berlin: City of Exiles also featuring Dr Motte of Love Parade fame, among others. Watch this space for more announcements, including a pre-discussion of the film B-MOVIE: LUST & SOUND IN WEST BERLIN (Nov 13) and a talk at RMIT in Melbourne on December 3 as part of an exhibition on the Geniale Dilettanten in '80s West Berlin ...

October 8, 2015

​Another big thanks to all the Londoners who made it out to The Hospital Club on Oct 5 to hear stories from Berlin.

Also, we are very happy to announce that the fine Daunt bookstore, with locations across London, is exclusively stocking City of Exiles in the UK.